Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-07
WORTHY WORKERS,
For Rock Islands Advancement
and Prosperity.
The New Organization FOrmed--'The
Committee ofTwenty"--Ets Iateuts
and Purposes An Idea of the Con
stituti0n and by Laws.


urer's Mutual Insurance company last
evening There were present Messcs
c. Rasmussen. w 5. Knowlton, W X
Johnson. Morris Rosentield NJ E.
Sweeney, W IL Munger. Peter Fries.
G. W Hawes, w G Whitehead, T. J.
Medill, II c. Mcconnell, II J Lowrey
W. b, Ferguson. J. ] Reimers, f. L.
Pirmenter and Mayor V NJ Blaniing
Mayor Blaudng presided and Il & Me
Connell acted as secretary. The minutes
of the proceeding meeting were read, and
the report of the committee on coustitu
ton and by laws read and adopted item by
item snd then AS whole The object
of the organization is set forth in the
first article
To promote the commercial pros
perity of the city of Rock Island in
every way possible; to stimulate home
| industries, to induce the location of for
cign manufactures and to devise and
execute projects for the advancement of
the cily's welfare
Tse association has been termed The
Committee OF Twenty" and is considered
formed when ut least twenty persons
shall have signed aud agreed TO the con
s'ttution and by laws, and the member
ship shall be limited 10 forty, applications
! fos membership Ia be recommended by a
special committee, aad then voted on by
the rssncmlion. The initiation tee Is 81
The constitution provides for five
sUandiag committees and The appoint
! meat at others As occasion may demand
The committee on inause Ia provide
| lar The expenses ot the association by an
! assessment not 10 r&cerd $40 per mem-
| Der per year. and To manage aud direct
| The finances of HE Institution
! The committee nu manufactures to in~
! duce The loctrlnn OF manufacturing Is
| iatIshineuls by sctIIu. fnrjh ~ every
posi- bic light the advantages offered by
! the city OF Rock island As mauutactur>
( ing centre
/ The cnmmittee ON advertising 10 for
u,ulaDe and carry oar subject to the ap
prnya ut the Ass ucIatinu, all plans that
| will publish abroad the desirabiiily Of
the city of Rock Island a
location for all classes OF industries
aud business establishments
The committee On building 10 urge
She necessity of prompt erection Of
dwelling bouses IN The city Of Rock Isl
and, 10 hold consultation with and eX
plain to investors the benefit OF this class
Of investments.
The committee, on railroads is tn act in
conjunction with the committee on build
ln., 10 the encouragement of new rail
roads. Gnd in addition to urge rs Tar rs
| ,osSIblr the running of suburban trains
on "a schedule consistent with Rock Isl
| .ud's business interests and the introduce
rgon of trade from surrounding towns.
The officers of the association will be
a president. vice president, q secre-
tary and a treasurer, and their respective
duties are defined in the constitution,
which is also accompanied 10y set OF
by laws.
After The general discussion of the
obi, cts of the organization. the constliu'
ton WAS turned over to the secretary
Mr. Mcconnell, To eu@r"ss and report Al
another meeting at the same place mex
Friday evening. when officers Will bt
elected and The constitution signed. anc
The Committee of Twenty" enter upor
its commemorate work.
Tho pIrpuse Of The association in limit
ing It's membership is not to bar out m!
entcrprisiug or progressive citizens.
Any person having the citys interests
at heart. aud Is willing to worl
will be II welcome member, but fossils
ami croakcrS ~ili not tiud comfortable
entertainments nj the hand, Of the Com
mittee at Twenty" One object is l,
ferret out The live citizens nf Rock lsiant
a.. a. well as the croukers aud self interested
citizens, who make public enterprise
consideration second to the first pcrso;
singular II will he the aim of this pro
@ressive organization 10 50 establish il
3 self that the city of Rock Island may b
proud of it, and that its membership vii
> be placed at ii premium. When once II
i working order. nothing will be spared Il
bring to Rock Island that brritag
= which it is entitled TO as commercia
and manufacturing city.
BOUND To CONE
% The boom which has struck X X
Island is attracting attention abroad, an
indicates the fact that there will be NOR
competing lines than at present for III
business of these commercial points 500;
The interests of Davenport, Rock Islam
and Moline are Identical; what benefit
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